Stevens & Pound
About the Event
Stevens & Pound are BBC Radio 3’s award-winning percussionist Delia Stevens (‘superb’ Financial Times) and triple BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, harmonica player Will Pound (‘One of the world’s top harmonica players’ Daily Telegraph).
Alternative classical/left-field folk duo Stevens & Pound use traditional melodeon and harmonica colliding with a dizzying array of percussion instruments. Imaginations run riot within an extraordinary sonic landscape. Together they deliver an unprecedented collaboration, following the creative evolution of the classical composers who were inspired by folk.
Ascending features Stevens & Pound’s maverick re-compositions of iconic classical pieces; from Holst’s Planets Suite to Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending, Stevens & Pound transform their collective pasts into a re-imagined future.
This event will last approximately 2 hours, including an interval.
Reviews
“Two extraordinarily inventive musicians Delia Stevens & Will Pound. I wish everyone could see you live. Absolutely wonderful.” Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3
“Percussion from Delia Stevens, whose thoughtful, insistent playing is crucial” The Guardian
“Will Pound is a master of the mouth harp” UNCUT Magazine
About Delia Stevens:
Delia Stevens’ work ranges from reimagining Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with percussion for Sky Arts, presenting her own BBC Radio 3 series ‘Music and Machines’ – exploring the future of music and AI following Artist Residencies at the Sage Gateshead and the University of Leeds – to performing Avner Dorman’s prolific 360° percussion concerto at Prague’s Last Night of the Proms with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra followed by a tour of Germany with the Lausitzer Philharmonie.
About Will Pound:
Will Pound has created touring projects questioning Brexit – headlining Shrewsbury Folk Festival – featuring a traditional tune from every EU state and Through the Seasons: an exploration of the history of Morris Dance with Martin Simpson and world-leading story-teller Debs Newbold. His collaborations include Eddy Jay, Jenn Butterworth, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Liz Carrol, Martin Simpson, Guy Chambers, Concerto Caledonia, Robbie Williams and The Hillsborough Charity Single. Appearances on BBC Breakfast, BBC2, Radio 2, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, MTV, Radio 1xtra, to name a few.